Michelle Glass is an educator, author, Certified Level 3 Internal Family Systems Practitioner, a licensed Oregon Psilocybin Facilitator, and her work is deeply respected by leaders of all disciplines and modalities, including her friend and colleague, Dr. Gabor Maté. Having completed almost 400 hours of direct training with Dr. Richard Schwartz, the IFS model’s founder, Michelle is widely regarded as a trusted voice in the IFS community. The heart of Michelle’s work is profoundly personal and her career spans decades, as a writer, editor, facilitator, mentor, and teacher. She is a survivor of complex trauma, and the practices she teaches today weren’t born from theory, they were born from necessity, from lived experience, and from her own long journey back to Self. Out of that journey, she created the Daily Parts Meditation Practice®, a method now used by therapists, clients, coaches, and spiritual seekers around the world. The Daily Parts Meditation Practice® gives structure to healing, language to the unspeakable, and dignity to the parts of us we were taught to hide. Michelle’s work reminds us that healing isn’t a single event, it’s a daily practice of attention, compassion, and relationship carried out with presence, and with love - all the while remembering that each of us are the medicine needed to return home to ourselves.

Connect with Michelle:

Instagram - @dpmpmichelleglassifs

Website - https://thelistenerllc.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/michelle.glass.71694

Facebook DPMP® - https://www.facebook.com/groups/670447663138656

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-glass-98068110a

Truffle Retreat through Souliology - https://www.souliology.com/stepping-into-the-experience

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life. If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Dr. Ellen Langer is a groundbreaking social psychologist, best-selling author, and the first woman to be tenured in psychology at Harvard University. Often referred to as “the mother of mindfulness,” her pioneering research has redefined what we know about health, aging, the mind-body connection, and the role of perception in shaping reality. For over four decades, Dr. Langer has challenged the boundaries of conventional science, showing through meticulous experimentation that what we believe and perceive can profoundly influence our biology. Her iconic “counterclockwise study” demonstrated that shifting mindset alone could reverse markers of aging and her work invites us to question deeply held assumptions and embrace the healing, transformative power of awareness, attention, and possibility. Dr. Langer is the author of numerous influential books including Mindfulness, Counterclockwise, On Becoming an Artist, and The Mindful Body, her research has appeared in academic journals and media outlets worldwide, and her work continues to revolutionize our understanding of human potential. In a world often driven by certainty and autopilot, Dr. Langer offers something radically different: a call to wake up, pay attention, and realize that almost everything we believe to be fixed is, in fact, up for change.

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Instagram - @ellenjlanger

Website - https://www.ellenlanger.me

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life. If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Dr. Anita Nowak is an award-winning educator, author, speaker, and one of the world’s leading voices on empathy and social change. She holds a doctorate in education from McGill University, where she has spent over a decade teaching courses on happiness, leadership, ethics, and social innovation. Her work has helped shape a global understanding of empathy as not just a feeling, but a powerful, teachable force for personal and collective transformation. Dr. Nowak is the author of Purposeful Empathy, a book that makes the case that empathy is not a trait we either have or don’t, but that it’s a skill; one we can learn, practice, and choose with intention. Across her three TEDx talks, Dr. Nowak shares a clear and urgent message: empathy is not passive, it’s a purposeful practice, a way of being, and a form of everyday activism that holds the power to reshape our relationships, our systems, and our world. Dr. Nowak works at the intersection of emotional intelligence, systems change, and human connection, coaching changemakers, advising organizations, and reminding us that compassion, when practiced with courage, has the power to create real and lasting impact. Beyond the research, the teaching, and the accolades, Dr. Nowak is a translator of the soul’s language, and she’s devoted her life to helping others remember what we were born knowing but taught to forget: that connection is sacred, and that love, when lived out loud, is the most radical force on earth. Her work invites us to lead with presence, to meet one another with care, and to remember that empathy is not a weakness; but that it’s wisdom in motion and when we choose to lead with our hearts, we’re not stepping away from the world; we’re stepping more fully into it.

Connect with Dr. Nowak:

Instagram - @anitanowak21

Website - https://anitanowak.ca

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/anitanowak

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Alana Carvalho is a licensed mental health counselor, author, speaker, and podcast host who has dedicated her career to helping individuals, couples, and families heal the unconscious patterns that keep them stuck in codependency, perfectionism, people pleasing, and self-abandonment. Her clinical work is rooted in the belief that the way we show up in relationships is deeply connected to the way we were taught to see ourselves and her mission is to help people unlearn the roles they were handed and reclaim who they really are. Alana is the author of the book Raising Empowered Children and the host of the podcast The CodependentPerfectionist, where she explores the emotional patterns behind people-pleasing, self-sacrifice, and unmet childhood needs. She holds degrees from both The George Washington University and Columbia University and Alana’s work is especially known for its clarity and compassion and her way of making complex emotional dynamics feel human and accessible. Whether she’s speaking to a mother trying to break generational cycles, a partner who constantly puts themselves last, or an adult still carrying wounds from childhood, Alana’s message is clear: healing doesn’t require perfection. It requires presence, boundaries, and the willingness to choose yourself, again and again.

Connect with Alana:

Instagram - @thecodependentperfectionist

Website - www.alanacarvalho.com

Podcast - www.alanacarvalho.com/podcast

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life.If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Nicole Arzt is a licensed marriage and family therapist, writer, and creator of the wildly popular Psychotherapy Memes platform; a space that blends sharp insight with raw, unfiltered honesty about the realities of being a therapist in the modern world. She’s also the author of Sometimes Therapy Is Awkward, a book that has resonated deeply with clinicians and clients alike, not because it promises perfection, but because it makes space for the mess, the doubt, and the deeply human experience of showing up for others while trying to make sense of yourself. Nicole’s work does more than just pull back the curtain on therapy, it rips the curtain down and invites us to look at what happens when the people doing the healing are still healing themselves. Nicole’s voice is one of radical transparency, compassion, and humor, reminding us that therapists aren’t gurus or flawless fixers, they’re people navigating their own fears, insecurities, and growth, and often in real time. Through her writing, memes, and advocacy, Nicole challenges the idea that therapists have to be blank slates or emotional superheroes, and she redefines what it means to be “professional” by honoring what’s real (the burnout, the awkwardness, the fear of not being enough) and by doing so, she gives permission to everyone in the mental health space to be whole, not perfect.

Connect with Nicole:

Instagram - @psychotherapymemes

Website - http://www.nicolearzt.com

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Karla McLaren is an award-winning author, researcher, educator, and someone who has learned and translated one of the most sacred and important languages known to mankind. Her groundbreaking book “The Language of Emotions” has transformed the way we understand feelings like anger, fear, grief, and shame not as problems to fix, but as messengers to honor; and Karla has spent her life decoding this inner language and teaching others to interpret what their feelings are trying to say. She is the founder of both Dynamic Emotional Integration (DEI), a comprehensive approach to understanding and working with emotions and empathy and the Empathy Academy, an online learning community devoted to clear, practical education about emotion, communication, and connection. With degrees in both sociology and psychology, and decades of lived experience navigating complex emotional terrain, Karla’s work bridges the gap between science and soul offering a new paradigm for emotional intelligence rooted in curiosity, compassion, and deep listening. In a world that teaches us to numb, override, or dismiss what we feel, Karla’s work is a compassionate invitation to listen, to get curious, and to become fluent in the one language we were born speaking: emotion and in doing so, to return to ourselves with more clarity, empathy, and wholeness than we ever thought possible.

Connect with Karla:

Instagram - @karlamclaren.m.ed

Website - https://karlamclaren.com

Free Emotional Vocabulary List - https://karlamclaren.com/emotional-vocabulary-page

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life.If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Dr. Peter Levine is a pioneer in the fields of trauma healing, somatic therapy, and body-centered psychology. He is the developer of Somatic Experiencing, a groundbreaking method for resolving trauma at the level where it lives in the body, not just the mind. Over the past five decades, Dr. Levine's work has fundamentally changed how the world understands trauma, survival, and healing. He holds doctorates in both medical biophysics and psychology, has taught at universities and trauma centers across the globe, and has authored several bestselling books including Waking the Tiger, In an Unspoken Voice, and An Autobiography of Trauma. Beyond his extraordinary professional contributions, Dr. Levine's work is deeply personal, and it springs not just from scientific inquiry, but from lived experience; from his own early encounters with terror, and his lifelong quest to understand how humans can heal what once felt unhealable. Through his research, his practice, and his presence, Dr. Levine reminds us that trauma is not what happens to us, it's what happens inside us when we're overwhelmed and alone. Dr. Levine is a living example that healing is possible when we can return to our bodies, reweave safety, and reclaim the parts of ourselves that fear tried to steal and today, his teachings are a lifeline to millions of people around the world and a blueprint for coming home to ourselves after the rupture of trauma.

Connect with Dr. Levine:

Instagram - @drpeteralevine

Website - www.somaticexperiencing.com

Ray's Story - https://youtu.be/bjeJC86RBgE?si=52Z7ffw0ivvxfM_d

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life.If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Dr. Judith Herman is a pioneering psychiatrist and one of the most influential voices in the field of trauma studies. As the author of the groundbreaking book Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror, Dr. Herman has reshaped our understanding of trauma’s impact on individuals and society, breaking silences that had persisted for decades. Her research introduced the concept of Complex PTSD, expanding the framework for long-term trauma and offering new pathways for healing. Born at a time when psychiatry was a male-dominated field, Dr. Herman’s career is a testament to resilience, intellect, and fierce dedication to justice. Inspired by her involvement in the feminist movement of the 1970s, she has been a tireless advocate for survivors of sexual violence and a voice for those often marginalized by medical and societal systems. Her work bridges the personal and the political, recognizing trauma as not only an individual experience but a public health and human rights issue. As a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Training at the Victims of Violence Program in Cambridge, Dr. Herman has mentored generations of trauma-focused clinicians and researchers. Her ability to blend rigorous scientific inquiry with deep empathy and compassion has earned her widespread acclaim, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Beyond her academic and clinical contributions, Dr. Herman is celebrated for her humility, courage, and unwavering commitment to truth. Her legacy continues to inspire mental health professionals, activists, and trauma survivors worldwide, offering not just understanding, but hope for recovery and transformation. Whether she is speaking to a room of scholars, guiding a patient through their healing journey, or pushing for systemic change, Dr. Herman remains a beacon of insight and compassion, a trailblazer who didn’t just study trauma, but gave it language, visibility, and humanity.

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life.If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Mary Toolan is the CEO of Scapegoat Child Recovery Ltd., and a globally recognized expert in helping others heal from family scapegoating, parental bullying, and family mobbing. She has dedicated her life to guiding survivors of this deeply painful and often invisible form of abuse toward full recovery, helping them break free from the psychological chains of their past. Her expertise comes not only from decades of research, training, and hands-on experience but also from her own lived experience as the family scapegoat. Mary understands this wound from the inside out, and she has spent years developing a groundbreaking approach to healing that has transformed lives. Through her programs, survivors have described their progress as life-changing and their growth as happening at warp speed. She is a sought-after speaker, regularly featured on podcasts and global healing summits, and in 2023, she launched a transformational online retreat that brought together over 1,700 participants from across the world for a week of deep healing, community, and breakthroughs. Mary is on a mission to expose the truth about scapegoating, the devastating impact it has and the fact that it is possible to heal. Mary is living proof that being cast as the family scapegoat does not define your worth or your future, and by means of her journey, training, and deep personal work, she’s built a bridge and is helping as many as possible get to a place of healing and true freedom.

Connect with Mary:

Instagram - @scapegoatchildrecovery

Website - www.marytoolan.com

YouTube - @scapegoatchildrecovery

Mary's journey of going No Contact - https://youtu.be/d18o5AIp0Dw?si=wr4oRUyWuKid6rLa

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life.If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Sacha Mardou is a graphic novelist, artist, author, and storyteller whose work explores mental health, memory, personal transformation, and the power of visual storytelling. Sacha’s latest book, Past Tense, isn’t just a memoir, it’s an unflinching and deeply personal journey through therapy, trauma, and healing. With raw honesty and stunning visual art, Sacha guides readers through the experience of confronting the past, breaking cycles, and learning to rewrite the story we tell ourselves about who we are. For Sacha, art and therapy aren’t separate, they’re two sides of the same process and her artwork has become a medium for exploration, emotional truth, and transformation. Through her story, she creates space for connection and self-reflection, not just for herself, but for anyone who’s ever struggled with their inner world. Sacha’s work invites us to see creativity not just as expression, but as a tool for healing, for making sense of the past, finding meaning in the present, and moving forward with more clarity and self-compassion.

Connect with Sacha:

Instagram - @mardou_draws

Website - https://ifscomics.com

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life. If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.